In June, 1967, jet aircraft and motor torpedo boats of Israel brutally assaulted an American naval vessel, the USS Liberty, in international waters off the Sinai Peninsula in the Mediterranean Sea. Thirty-four men died and 172 were wounded. The author was an officer on the bridge when the attack started and subsequently spent many years researching and documenting this meticulous account of the attack and the cover-up that followed.

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Michael Jay Friedman - Outline of the U S Economy (2009).jpeg

This edition of Outline of the U.S. Economy has been completely revised by Peter Behr, a former business editor and reporter for the Washington Post. It updates several previous editions that were issued first by the U.S. Information Agency and then by the U.S. Department of State beginning in 1981.

The U.S. economy of the 21st century little resembles that of the 18th century, but acceptance of change and embrace of competition remain unchanged.

Contents:
CHAPTER 1: The Challenges of this Century
Times Square in New York City
Inauguration Train
CHAPTER 2: The Evolution of the U.S. Economy
Salem,Massachusetts, in New England
Harper’s Weekly published scenes of U.S. farm life in the 1860s
The Richest Man in the World
Unlocking the Internet
Starbucks has spread far and wide to nearly 50 countries since itsfirst store opened in Seattle in 1971.
CHAPTER 3: What the U.S. Economy Produces
Robotic welders operate an auto van assembly line in Baltimore, Maryland.
Retailing’s Competitive Battlefield
CHAPTER 4: Competition and the American Culture
Small businesses, such as thisrestaurant in Kansas, account for a vast majority of U.S. job creation.
Microsoftfounder and billionaire Bill Gates
CHAPTER 5: Geography and Infrastructure
The Jones & Laughlin Steel Companyplant along the Ohio River in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, in 1938, operated near Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, became a steelmaking center at the confluence ofrivers, coal beds, and rail.
CHAPTER 6: Government and the Economy
In 2009 the FederalReserve was poised to gain even more power for regulating financial institutions.
Rachel Carson, a government scientist, raised concerns about pesticide usethat led to government environmental regulation
The Changing Union Movement
CHAPTER 7: A U.S. Economy Linked to the World
The foreign exchange value of the U.S. dollar alternatively plunged and soared in the globalfinancial crisis that began in 2008.
Rising imports from Asia such as these cargo containers unloaded in Tacoma,Washington, created political tension in the United States
A Lesson in Creative Destruction
CHAPTER 8: A New Chapter in America’s Economic Story
The numbers for the U.S.economy started turning down even before the 2008 global crisis.
President Barack Obama, shown with former Federal Reserve Chairman PaulVolcker, faces the greatest economic challenges in a generation while working with aCongress that is sharply divided politically

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Donald Martin Reynolds - The Architecture of New Y ork City, Histories and Views of Important Structu res, Sites, and Symbols (1994).jpg

USA Books1 - Donald Martin Reynolds - The Architecture of New York ...iews of Important Structures, Sites, and Symbols 1994.jpg

Gives historical, artistic descriptions plus original photographs of more than 90 major structures, sites and symbols—from Indian coves and trails and Dutch canals to contemporary skyscrapers. Contains a comprehensive analysis of the major architectural styles that have helped create the New York City skyline.

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Matthew Joseph Bruccoli - American Decades 1900-19 09 (1996).jpeg

This is the latest installment of the Gale series documenting the history and social trends of this country during the 20th century. This volume covers the decade when America emerged as a world power, saw its population shift from the farm to the city, watched government challenge big business for the first time, and did little as African Americans continued to lose political and civil rights. Following the format established in previous volumes, the 13 chapters cover history, politics, law, economics, culture, and sports. Each chapter opens with a chronology, followed by a brief essay highlighting the decade's significant events. The main section offers essays on selected people and topics, and the chapter closes with a collection of biographies and a bibliography of period writings. Accenting the text are period photographs, drawings, and other art works. Coverage of each topic is balanced in terms of both the elite and common people and the high arts and everyday affairs. No new additional information appears in this work. Rather, the accessible tone, good index, nice arrangement, and wide coverage makes this a useful reference book or introduction for patrons unfamiliar with this fascinating period. Recommended for school, public, and undergraduate libraries.?Stephen L. Hupp, Univ. of Pittsburgh, Johnstown.

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R. E. G. Davies - Pan Am, An Airline and Its Aircr aft (1987).jpg

Fully illustrated history of one of the world’s greatest airlines, and of all the aircraft in their fleets from the Fokker F-VIIs of 1927 onwards. Includes B&W photographs, route maps, full specifications, and livery profile drawings of the aircraft.

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Margaret Lamberts Bendroth - Fundamentalists in th e City, Conflict and Division in Boston's Churches , 1885-1950 (2005).jpg

USA Books1 - Margaret Lamberts Bendroth - Fundamentalists in the C...lict and Division in Bostons Churches, 1885-1950 2005.jpg

Fundamentalists in the City is a story of religious controversy and division, set within turn of the century and early twentieth-century Boston. It offers a new perspective on the rise of fundamentalism, emphasizing the role of local events, both sacred and secular, in deepening the divide between liberal and conservative Protestants. The first part of the narrative, beginning with the arrest of three clergymen for preaching on the Boston Common in 1885, shows the importance of anti-Catholicism as a catalyst for change. The second part of the book deals with separation, told through the events of three city-wide revivals, each demonstrating a stage of conservative Protestant detachment from their urban origins.

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Kevin S. Sandler - The Naked Truth, Why Hollywood Doesn't Make X-Rated Movies (2007).jpg

From parents and teachers to politicians and policymakers, there is a din of voices participating in the debate over how young people are affected by violence, strong language, and explicit sexual activity in films. The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) responded to this concern in 1968 when it introduced a classification and rating system based on the now well-known labels: "G," "PG," PG-13," "R," and "X."
For some, these simple tags are an efficient way to protect children from viewing undesirable content. But do the MPAA ratings only protect children? In The Naked Truth, Kevin S. Sandler argues that perhaps even more than viewers, ratings protect the Hollywood film industry. One prime indicator of this is the collective abandonment of the NC-17 rating in 1990 by the major distributors of the MPAA and the main exhibitors of the National Association of Theatre Owners. By categorizing all films released by Hollywood and destined for mainstream theaters into R ratings (or lower), the industry ensures that its products are perceived as "responsible entertainment"--films accessible by all audiences and acceptable to Hollywood's various critics and detractors.

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Mark Turner, Phyllis Gustafson - Wildflowers of th e Pacific Northwest (2006).jpg

Featuring more than 1240 stunning color photographs, this comprehensive field guide will remain a trusted, authoritative trailside reference for years to come. It describes and illustrates 1220 commonly encountered species, both native and nonnative, including perennials, annuals, and shrubs. Encompassing the Pacific Northwest from southern British Columbia to northern California, from the coast to the mountains and high desert, this handy book is perfect for hikers, naturalists, native plant enthusiasts, and anyone wishing to learn about the amazingly diverse wildflowers of the region. Organized by flower color and shape, and including a range map for each flower described, it is as user-friendly as it is informative.

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This best-selling field guide features 794 species of trees, shrubs, wildflowers, aquatics, grasses, ferns, mosses and lichens found along the coast from Oregon to Alaska. Color photographs and line drawings help you identify and learn about the fascinating plants of the Pacific Northwest coast. Engaging notes on each species describe aboriginal and other local uses of plants for food, medicine and implements, along with the unique characteristics of each plant and name origins

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Profile Morskie 56 - Piotr Turalski - Amerykanski krazownik przeciwlotniczy San Diego (2003).jpg

Krążowniki przeciwlotnicze są chyba oczkiem w głowie autora serii. Kolejna konstrukcja z tej klasy - USS SAN DIEGO to Nr 56-ty Profili Morskich. Rysunki przedstawią okręt w wersji z 1944 roku. Autorami są P. Turalski i S. Brzeziński
Format B5 (trzy rozkładówki w skali 1:400), 31 stron w tym 21 stron rysunków, 16 fotografii.

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Fredric Jameson - Cultural Turn, Selected Writings on the Postmodern 1983-1998 (1998).jpg

No one would contest that Fredric Jameson, one of the leading Marxist critics in the English-speaking world, has had an immense impact on the way we now understand the phenomenon of postmodernism. His classic work Postmodernism, or, the Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism, has been widely acclaimed as the seminal analysis of postmodernity from a cultural, philosophical, and historical perspective. Jameson's reflections have become an essential reference-point for all those attempting to engage with postmodernism. However, until now his key writings on postmodernism have been unavailable in an easily accessible and affordable form. This book, designed as a short and convenient introduction to Jameson's thought for both the student and the general reader, meets this need. It includes: "Postmodernism and the Consumer Society," Jameson's classic analysis of postmodernity; "Marxism and Postmodernism," in which Jameson responds to his critics; "Theories of the Postmodern," his survey of alternative approaches; "The Antinomies of Postmodernity," an extract from his recently published work, The Seeds of Time, in which he surveys the philosophical tensions embedded in the postmodern; "'End of Art' or 'End of History'?" and "Transformations of the Image in Postmodernity," two pieces hitherto unpublished in English on art and the image in the postmodern epoch. The Cultural Turn is an indispensable reference guide to the most arresting and substantial theorists of postmodernism.

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Judith A. Bennett - Natives and Exotics, World War II and Environment in the Southern Pacific (2009).jpg

Ambitious in its scope and scale, this environmental history of World War II ranges over rear bases and operational fronts from Bora Bora to New Guinea, providing a lucid analysis of resource exploitation, entangled wartime politics, and human perceptions of the vast Oceanic environment. Although the war's physical impact proved significant and oftentimes enduring, this study shows that the tropical environment offered its own challenges. At the heart of "Natives and Exotics" is the author's analysis of the changing visions and perceptions of the environment, not only among the millions of combatants, but also among the Islands' peoples and their colonial administrations in wartime and beyond. Judith Bennett reveals how prewar notions of a paradisiacal Pacific set up millions of Americans, Australians, New Zealanders, and Japanese for grave disappointment when they encountered the reality. She shows that objects usually considered distinct from environmental concerns (souvenirs, cemeteries, war memorials) warrant further examination as the emotional quintessence of events in a particular place.

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